WEB welcomes new board members

Members also approve two changes to bylaws

Members also approve two changes to bylaws

April 03, 2007

From staff reports Two newcomers and one incumbent were elected to the board of the WEB Water Development Association at its annual meeting Saturday in Aberdeen. WEB members also approved two bylaw changes. - ewcomers Mike Neuharth of Eureka and Gordon Quaschnick of Herreid and incumbent Paul Fischbach of Mansfield were elected to three-year director terms on the nine-member WEB board. - euharth represents rural members in Campbell, McPherson, Emmons, N.D., McIntosh, N.D., and Dickey, N.D., counties. He received 54 percent of the vote, while opponent Roger Volzke of Eureka received 46 percent. Neuharth ranches north of Eureka and Volzke farms north of Bowdle. Quaschnick represents towns and bulk-use customers in Campbell, McPherson, Walworth, Edmunds, Potter, Faulk, Emmons, N.D., McIntosh, N.D., and Dickey, N.D, counties. He received 65 percent of the vote and opponent Richard "Dick" Marko of Ipswich received 35 percent. Both men are retired and have served on their local town boards. Fischbach ran unopposed as the Brown County director on the board. Bylaws: Two bylaw changes were approved by the WEB membership. Amendment A clarifies the process for termination of membership and changes the vote required from a simple majority of the board to a two-thirds vote of the board. The amendment was approved by a vote of 67 percent to 33 percent. Amendment B removed 1982 language in the bylaws that was deemed to be outdated and no longer needed. It was approved by a vote of 63 percent to 37 percent. A 60-percent favorable vote of the WEB membership is required to amend the bylaws. Ballots were mailed to the members, returned by mail and were counted by an election committee made up of WEB members, supervised by the Brown County auditor.